Sunday, April 16, 2023

Cake or gum? 1975 Willie McCovey

Looks like two photos from the same shoot here. Hostess gives us a closeup, while Topps gives us a farther away shot with a more interesting background. A Hall of Famer and all-time great, McCovey was arguably the best hitter in baseball in the late 1960s, leading the NL in HR and RBI in both 1968 and 1969. A six-time All Star, he was the NL Rookie of the Year in 1959 and MVP in 1969. In 2,588 games he hit .270 with 521 HR and 1,555 RBI.


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7 comments:

  1. Jeff B - Wax Pack Wonders April 16, 2023 at 7:44 PM

    Gum this time.

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  2. night owlApril 16, 2023 at 8:40 PM

    The '75 takes me back to a time when I thought McCovey was a Padre and that's all he was. Gum.

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  3. Johnnys Trading SpotApril 16, 2023 at 9:36 PM

    Gum for me please.

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  4. FujiApril 16, 2023 at 11:27 PM

    Gum.

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  5. Brett AlanApril 17, 2023 at 1:19 PM

    The Topps card is known for the weird error on the trivia question, where it asks "Who was 'The Hat'?" with a cartoon to match, but instead of "Harry Walker" the answer given is "Jerry Lynch with 18". I'll still go with Topps, though.

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  6. defgavApril 17, 2023 at 4:40 PM

    Cake for me. Topps design is better, but the hand-on-hip pose puts Hostess over the top here.

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  7. JonApril 17, 2023 at 6:08 PM

    Topps

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